Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 657694 · MC-307981
WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN
8 power unitsHENDERSON, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-307981 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 30 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1996Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN safe to work with?
Is WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN safe to load? WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN (USDOT 657694, MC-307981) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in HENDERSON, NC, operating 8 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WTWILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+2 earlier
Great American · 96–01
Canal · 02–04
Canal · 04–10
Universal · 10–13
Wilshire · 13–16
Stonewood · 16–21
19962021
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 27 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2016 → Dec 2021 | $750k | 6 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2013 → Sep 2016 | $750k | 4 |
| UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2010 → Sep 2013 | $750k | 3 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2004 → Sep 2010 | $750k | 8 |
| OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 2004 → Sep 2004 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2002 → May 2004 | $750k | 3 |
| STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2001 → Sep 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK | Aug 1996 → Sep 2001 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HENDERSON, NC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
william allen — 30 carriers: USDOT 808046USDOT 814709USDOT 923393USDOT 1097373USDOT 1156626USDOT 1264346USDOT 1385116USDOT 1392846
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1340 NEWTON DAIRY RD, HENDERSON, NC, 27537
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (252) 430-4608
- Fax
- (252) 438-5812
- —
Registration
- Officers
- William Allen · Carolyn Allen
- USDOT / docket
- 657694 · MC-307981
- First registered
- 09/05/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 04/30/2021 · 374,457 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN's USDOT number?
WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN's USDOT number is 657694, and its motor carrier number is MC-307981.
Is WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN's fleet?
WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN operates 8 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN based?
WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN is based in HENDERSON, NC.